China Sets Sights on Becoming World Soccer Powerhouse

Within the next 30 years, China will have men's and women's soccer teams that are among the strongest in the world, according to an ambitious new plan released by Chinese officials. The lofty goals include benchmarks that will see China become a top-tier Asian team by 2030 and have 50 million Chinese citizens playing soccer by 2020 — 30 million of which would be school children. By 2050, the document claims China will possess "one of the world's strongest"...

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